Merkel Church Of Christ

Hebrews 11: 1

1 John 4:7-19

Matthew 26 : 30-47

Not only does Jesus engage the most unlikely person in an exchange about his status as Messiah, he does so in the context of a standard betrothal scene familiar to the Jews who remember Jacob and Rachel in Genesis 24.  The message, mercy is extended to everyone, Jesus is the bridegroom who wants the bride to enter into an unconditional love covenant with him.  Like Hosea and Gomer, Jesus will pursue us and save us, no one is too bad for ...

1 John is a book about the God who gives life, eternal life, purity, righteousness, to His little children, those who belong to Him in Christ Jesus. God wants them to know that in Him they have the greatest of all blessings, eternal life (5:13). John writes this letter to the early church to establish and strengthen this confidence. He also gives them practical explanation about how this eternal life is sustained in this world, and the enduring and unfailing ...

Jay Don Poindexter

The world, even our postmodern world, always seems charmed by the mysterious and the complicated. Perhaps, the reason why we complicate things and often miss the simplest of solutions is because we want to somehow rise above the common or the practical things in life, so we can be exalted for our cleverness or strength? People seem to feel accomplished if what they have achieved is difficult, complicated, and mysterious, at least to others, Kung Fu Panda and the “Dragon ...

The Bible tells us not to love the world, the things in the world. God loves the world, the people in it (John 3:16), and so should we love the people in it. When God tells us not to love the world or anything in the world (1 John 2:15), He is telling us not to fall prey to the world’s standards or its temporary rewards! Walking in the Light (1 John 1:7) we have rewards that are eternal, that ...

Why is the Genesis account of creation such an encouraging and awe-inspiring Bible text? The account of creation reveals the power of God’s word as He calls the heavens and the earth into being (Genesis 1, 2; Hebrews 11:3). The Genesis account of creation holds more than just information about the origins of life; it reveals the eternal power and divine nature of a loving and life-giving Creator (Romans 1:20) in His taking the world from a state of chaos, ...

Our souls cry out for peace, life, and righteousness. However will live in a world where we will have trouble (John 16:33), death is certain (Romans 6:23; Hebrews 9:27), and righteousness of our own is a thing of the past (Romans 3:9-18, 23). Thus, it seems we have three options: Pretend we have no spiritual needs and party till we die (Isaiah 22:12-13; 1 Corinthians 15:32). On our own, we can seek peace, life, and righteousness, through our possessions ...

Sunday evening sermon from Jay Don Poindexter

Fathers are God’s creation to share life. Godly fathers share life with their families by providing for them, by leading them spiritually, and by sharing not only their lives but the gospel of Christ with them!  1 Timothy 5:8 –  If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever (NIV). Malichi 2:7 –  “For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from ...

Our present life is fortified by, tied to, and has as its basis the “power of an indestructible life.” – Hebrews 7:16 Hebrews 1:3 –  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. Hebrews 2:17–18  For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in ...